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Why Entrepreneurs Must Learn to Love Paperwork  

The Startup Magazine

Entrepreneurship is the dream of many people who want to bring big ideas to life and turn startup ventures into massive industry powerhouses. But it’s also about business paperwork. There will be plenty of it early and often during your entrepreneurial journey, but rather than look at it as a headache you should consider the many ways in which it will help protect you, your family, and the company as a whole.

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Recruitment Best Practices Through Virtual Job Interviews

Transformify

The last couple of weeks have been bizarre, to say the least. The Guardian details how COVID-19, the coronavirus that has escalated to a full-on pandemic, has changed and will continually change, the world as we know it. It has upended everything from mass transport to business practices all over the world, as more and more people are being asked to just stay home.

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Are national contests a viable marketing method?

The Startup Magazine

Tried and tested for decades, national contests are a time-honoured way to successfully market your product. But with digital technologies opening up the modern engagement space, it’s easy to find yourself wondering if the effort involved in executing a competion is truly worth it in 2020. So, what exactly is a national contest and how can they potentially help your business?

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How To Turn A Great Idea Into An Action Plan

YoungUpstarts

by Greg DeLine, president and CEO of DeLine Holdings. If you’re serious about becoming an entrepreneur, chances are good that you already have a killer idea in mind. You’ve probably gone further than just a basic concept — whether that means getting product details down or making plans for when you eventually make it a reality. You know your idea is more than just a pipe dream, and you’re ready to put it into action.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

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NextView Partners Discuss the State of the Market In a Covid-19 World

View from Seed

Last week we held a virtual “Lunch and Learn” with Melody and Lee where they had a discussion about what they’re seeing in the market in a covid-19 world, made some predictions about where we are headed in the next couple of weeks to months, and took some questions about the state of VC funding. The session was recorded, and you can view it here: But below is the TLDR highlights of the discussion. .

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How To Build A Solid Foundation For Your New Business

YoungUpstarts

A new business will require a strong foundation to ensure future success. From your website and business plan to your online marketing efforts, it’s advisable to have many of these business elements in place early on. If you’re thinking about starting a business or have recently jumped into the world of entrepreneurship, check out these ways from members of the online small business community to get your business up and running.

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Is Life Insurance Required For Your SBA Loan Approval?

YoungUpstarts

When applying for a loan through the Small Business Administration (SBA), you have to meet some basic qualifications. For example, you need excellent credit , $5 million or less in annual revenue, and a net worth equal to or less than $15 million. Once you meet the SBA’s requirements for being a small business, you’ll need to meet an additional set of requirements provided by your lender.

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5 Tips On Getting Approved For A Loan

The Startup Magazine

Getting a loan can change your entire life, but it’s never easy to convince creditors that can you be trusted with their cash. While thousands of people attempt to get loans every year, most of them strike out without ever obtaining their goals. Rather than finding yourself disheartened by the failures of others, however, you should be striving to learn from their mistakes in order to more easily get a personal or business loan yourself.

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10 Silicon Valley Facts Every Entrepreneur Should Know

YoungUpstarts

Silicon Valley – a fantastic moniker that conjures lots of images, right? That’s because, in real life, it’s also a fantastic place. And entrepreneurs and business people agree! But just how interesting is this place outside of its fancy reputation and name? The following are some of the most interesting facts about America’s most popular technology hub. 1.

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Is Starting a Dumpster Business a Good Idea?

The Startup Magazine

When you’re thinking of great business ideas, starting a company actively engaged in waste removal might not be the first thing that comes to mind. Although, there are lots of examples of people who were able to start successful companies by creating a dumpster business. If you’ve done some research and you’re still not sure if creating a dumpster business is a good idea, we have some points you may want to consider.

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Founder Goes Full-throttle With the Concept of Data Leadership

Hearpreneur

After years of working in data, Anthony J. Algmin realized there was something missing to the overall approach when solving data-related issues. Because of this, he developed the concept of Data Leadership and has successfully gone full-throttle into the concept with his company and the first-ever book on the topic. We had a chance to interview Anthony and asked about his story, how he started his business and the future of Algmin Data Leadership.

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The Complete 6-Step Guide to Starting a Cleaning Business in 2020

crowdSPRING Blog

Starting a cleaning business involves careful planning, making key financial decisions, and completing a series of key activities. You need every advantage you can get. When starting a cleaning business people often ask: Is it profitable? How much will it cost to start? How do I get clients? Do I need insurance? What supplies do I need? How do….

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Founder Goes Full-throttle With the Concept of Data Leadership

Hearpreneur

After years of working in data, Anthony J. Algmin realized there was something missing to the overall approach when solving data-related issues. Because of this, he developed the concept of Data Leadership and has successfully gone full-throttle into the concept with his company and the first-ever book on the topic. We had a chance to interview Anthony and asked about his story, how he started his business and the future of Algmin Data Leadership.

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Have you fallen into the buggy whip trap?

Berkonomics

Surely, you’ve heard the buggy whip analogy. A business making those necessary items ignored the signs of progress and found itself without a market. Perhaps that happened to sword smiths upon the invention of the rifle, and certainly to the makers of cassette tapes upon the dawn of the CD. And CD’s with the advent of streaming. My stories of unexpected change.

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Our Own Start-up

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Doki Doki Announces Donation of $15,000 For the Stand with Austin Fund and the National Federation…

Austin Startup

Doki Doki Announces Donation of $15,000 For the Stand with Austin Fund and the National Federation of the Blind of Texas The Raise Your Voice event featured Austin artist Peelander-Yellow doing a live show on the Dabel platform to raise funds for the blind community and small business of Austin. Doki Doki will be donating to the Stand With Austin Fund and the NFB of Texas Doki Doki announced today that they have raised over $15,000 through their Raise Your Voice campaign for the Stand with Austi

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Choose your own Adventure – COVID-19 series

Start Up Blog

I did lots of post this week – but rather than bombard you with them every day, here they are for you to choose your own adventure: Option 1: Our next Global Pandemics – yes, they could be worse. Option 2: 3 Business Strategies for anyone during COVID-19 – which one is right for you? Option 3: How saving Pennies in January, cost us Trillions in March – The real cost of hesitating.

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Are You Ready for the Era of Context Marketing?

Duct Tape Marketing

Are You Ready for the Era of Context Marketing? written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Mathew Sweezey. Today’s guest on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Mathew Sweezey. He is the Principal of Marketing Insights at Salesforce , and a futurist, speaker, and author. In his work with Salesforce, he helps to guide their marketing efforts, research, and product development.

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How to Look After Your Health as a Modern Fempreneur

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Being a strong and successful woman in the world of modern business doesn’t come without its challenges. This is why it is really important to look at doing what you can to take care of yourself and look after your health. There are a lot of things to think about when you are looking to achieve this, and it is something that can play a major role in helping your business blossom as well.

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The FearLess Business Podcast – The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur

Duct Tape Marketing

The FearLess Business Podcast – The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. John Jantsch sits down with host Jamie Lieberman on the FearLess Business Podcast to discuss how to find resilience in your entrepreneurial journey and his latest book, The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur. While he wrote the book a year ago, the concepts of self-reliance and resilience feel particularly relevant in this current moment, as we face the global health crisis and ti

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Could COVID-19 Bring Out the Best in Your Career?

Women Entrepreneurs Can

They say that every cloud has a silver lining. And we could all really use a glimmer of silver right now. The world is changing all around us at an exponential rate. As countries everywhere try and flatten the curve of the virus’ transmission rate and lockdowns are implemented, businesses are fast learning that they need to move with the times. Some are reacting with ingenuity and agility, implementing an infrastructure that allows their employees to work from home.

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Productive Flourishing Podcast – The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur

Duct Tape Marketing

Productive Flourishing Podcast – The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. John Jantsch sits down with host Charlie Gilkey to discuss his latest book, The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur. Jantsch founded his own marketing firm nearly three decades ago, so he’s been on his own entrepreneurial journey for quite a while now.

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Should You Manufacture Your Own Products? Let’s Discuss

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Starting a business is a great prospect and can often be the answer when it comes to striking a balance between doing something that you are passionate about and also enjoying your home life. However, there are many challenges that you can face when starting a business, and if you are a business that provides a product that you have created, then the question about manufacturing your own products might have been on your mind.

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In a Crisis, Planning Matters More than Ever

Up and Running

The effects of the coronavirus on your business is likely all you’ve been able to think about over the last few weeks. Your sales have plunged, or worse, your business is now closed during the shutdown. It’s a full-blown crisis, fueled by a pandemic, with macroeconomic indicators. What are you supposed to do? . Now more than ever, the answer is business planning , which right now, you might call it your emergency plan, contingency plan, disaster plan, or whatever. .

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State of Colorado COVID-19 Innovation Response Team, Part IV – Replacing Myself, Days 7-9

OnlyOnce

(This is the fourth post in a series documenting the work I did in Colorado on the Governor’s COVID-19 Innovation Response Team – IRT. Other posts in order are 1 , 2 , and 3.). Monday, March 23, Day 7. Wellness screening – put hot cup of coffee against my temples – now finally the thermometer works (although I can’t say that it gives me a high degree of comfort that I have figured out a workaround!